Cowboys Free Agency Thread

[boozeman]

 

[Cotton]

He's going to get a lucrative contract. I just hope it's with us.

 

[Rev]

He's going to get a lucrative contract. I just hope it's with us.

You know we are going to go cheap.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

You know we are going to go cheap.

If Quinn was drafted by us we would break the bank. But yeah since he was a one year rental I don't expect us to push hard.

 

[Stasheroo]

That doesn't add up at all for me.

1. They drafted Ferrell with a 1st round pick last year, shocking many taking him that high.
2. They struck gold with Maxx Crosby, who had a better statistical season than Nick Bosa and 10 sacks
3. They even managed to coax a quality year out of our castoff Benson Mayowa and got 7 sacks out of him!

And now they're going to follow up one dumb move in hiring Marinelli with spending big money for what will be a rotational guy for them in Quinn?


I don't see it.

 

[p1_]

He's going to get a lucrative contract. I just hope it's with us.

How lucrative? He is 30 yrs old, after all

 

[Cowboysrock55]

That doesn't add up at all for me.

1. They drafted Ferrell with a 1st round pick last year, shocking many taking him that high.
2. They struck gold with Maxx Crosby, who had a better statistical season than Nick Bosa and 10 sacks
3. They even managed to coax a quality year out of our castoff Benson Mayowa and got 7 sacks out of him!

And now they're going to follow up one dumb move in hiring Marinelli with spending big money for what will be a rotational guy for them in Quinn?


I don't see it.

Yeah the Raiders don't make much sense other than Marinelli. And even that is a pretty weak connection considering he only coached him for one season.

 

[Cotton]

How lucrative? He is 30 yrs old, after all

My guess would be between 7-9 mill per.

 

[Stasheroo]

Yeah the Raiders don't make much sense other than Marinelli. And even that is a pretty weak connection considering he only coached him for one season.

Maybe agent speak and trying to drum up imaginary interest where none exists? (or certainly shouldn't)

 

[Cowboysrock55]

My guess would be between 7-9 mill per.

If that's it I cut Crawford and sign Quinn. Easy peasy with no loss of cap space.

 

[Stasheroo]

My guess would be between 7-9 mill per.

My money is on $10 million a year. 3-years, $30 million with $20 guaranteed. Two year deal with a 'going away present' for year three.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

My money is on $10 million a year. 3-years, $30 million with $20 guaranteed. Two year deal with a 'going away present' for year three.

I'd be cool with that.

 

[Stasheroo]

I'd be cool with that.

Me too, especially when this team somehow had no problem throwing that much down the drain by keeping Crawford around.

May as well just burn the money and be done with it!

 

[Simpleton]

Quinn is 100% getting an AAV in the double digits, I'm expecting somewhere around $12/year given that Justin Houston got 2/24 last year at 30 years old while Brandon Graham got 3/40 at 31.

 

[Stasheroo]

Quinn is 100% getting an AAV in the double digits, I'm expecting somewhere around $12/year given that Justin Houston got 2/24 last year at 30 years old while Brandon Graham got 3/40 at 31.

That Graham contract is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen:

Brandon Graham

Brandon Graham contract and salary cap details, full contract breakdowns, salaries, signing bonus, roster bonus, dead money, and valuations.

www.spotrac.com

 

[Cowboysrock55]

That Graham contract is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen:

Brandon Graham

Brandon Graham contract and salary cap details, full contract breakdowns, salaries, signing bonus, roster bonus, dead money, and valuations.

www.spotrac.com

So basically it's cheap as shit but they are fucked in the third year? Or at least that's what it looks like.

 

[Stasheroo]

So basically it's cheap as shit but they are fucked in the third year? Or at least that's what it looks like.

Totally back-loaded, to a ridiculous degree. They're going to be paying over $12 million for a player that won't even be on their team in 2022. And the guy is an average-at-best pass rusher who has never recorded double-digit sacks in his entire career.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Totally back-loaded, to a ridiculous degree. They're going to be paying over $12 million for a player that won't even be on their team in 2022. And the guy is an average-at-best pass rusher who has never recorded double-digit sacks in his entire career.

Yeah I looked at that contract and it's ugly. I kept thinking they must have an out to make that a 2 year deal and cut all the fat off it but I don't think there is.

 

[Stasheroo]

Yeah I looked at that contract and it's ugly. I kept thinking they must have an out to make that a 2 year deal and cut all the fat off it but I don't think there is.

It looks to me like the only 'out' for the team would be to keep re-signing the guy to spread out the hits, but then you're just keeping him and paying him even longer.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

It looks to me like the only 'out' for the team would be to keep re-signing the guy to spread out the hits, but then you're just keeping him and paying him even longer.

Plus he would have all the leverage to get a market deal in free agency. So you'd still have to over pay him a market level deal plus the other money. Talk about mortgaging the future.